CVE-2002-1707
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables...
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- Record
CVE-2002-1707- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- Record
CVE-2002-1707- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1686 No score
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1686- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jcg-ch57-hfxf No score
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables...
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- Record
GHSA-2jcg-ch57-hfxf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1707 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.